i have 2 box turtles and what should i feed them and when do they lay eggs because last year i was too late
box turtles
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"Box Turtles" doesnt really tell us s***. most will take a variety of greens and also some meaty stuff like mealworms and crickets. Find out what kind they are and MAYBE we can look up their yearly breeding patterns.
eastern box turtles will eat leafy greens of a lot of sorts, but need more. i feed mine 4 times a week with a variety of veggies fruits and meat. some stuff to experiment with is strawberries, peaches, potatoes, bannanas, tomatoes, kiwi, commercial turtle food, dog food, cat food, crickets, worms, meal worms, carrots, apples, corn, pumpkin, hamburger, etc etc. theese guys will eat almost anything so try everything once. they lay their eggs anywhere between march and septmber. when i had my breeding pair they layed eggs in july if that helps at all.
^^^that guy pretty much said it. Also, keep them outside if you can. Just make sure they can't dig under, push through, or climb over the fence (no chicken wire).
yeah, i agree evol. keeping them outside is the best, but if you live in new england your limited to when they can be kept out.
they are outside year round i always put in leaves to burry themselves in and they are in a sand box witch is big i will try tose foods
thnx everyone!
thnx everyone!
i have three and they are eating canned turtle food and i mix it up with earth worms that i bye at the bait shop and i change it up every other day is when i feed them they tend to like the canned food and the earth worms and also crickits and spinach i kinda make a salade for them and i put it on a flat brick so when they eat they shave there beeks but they do pick at the fruit that i through in there i have a place for them outside and they love it i just got to keep my dogs out of there but they are doing good and i have had the oldest one for 3 months the other two i rescued off the street but i built them a hut with leaves and stw and grass clippings and dirt say they can dig down into when it gets cold i hope this helps they are great pets my son loves them